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March 10, 2026
Kamikazes of WW2
Kamikaze attacks during World War II were a Japanese military strategy where pilots conducted suicide missions by crashing their aircraft into enemy ships, primarily in the Pacific Theater. These high-stakes attacks aimed to inflict maximum damage on Allied forces. Despite limited success, kamikaze tactics reflected the desperation of the Japanese military and resulted in significant naval casualties.
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August 26, 2021
The Sistine Chapel: Commission, Ceiling, Consternation, and Censorship
Built by Pope Sixtus IV between 1473 and 1481, the Sistine Chapel is a sacred place within the papal state, featuring the papal conclave for pope selection. Michelangelo spent 4 years painting the ceiling’s frescoes.
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August 25, 2021
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
Organized and led by abolitionists and women’s rights activists such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 brought 300 people together to pen their manifesto and inspire change.
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August 24, 2021
Ritchie Boys of World War Two
The Ritchie Boys of World War Two were more than 15,000 servicemen who fled Nazi Germany and Austria, becoming instrumental in the allied war effort with their fluency in both the language and cultural psychology.
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August 23, 2021
Vatican City: Smallest Country in the World
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world with a population of fewer than 1,000 residents and is governed as an absolute monarchy in support of the Pope.
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August 20, 2021
Battle of Gettysburg
After Robert E. Lee ordered his Confederate Army to attack the North’s Union Army, the Battle of Gettysburg was a multiple day conflict and a turning point in the civil war.
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August 19, 2021
Herbert Hoover: Orphan, Miner, Humanitarian and President
Herbert Hoover became a multi-millionaire from his mining operations before dedicating his time to public service during WWI and his eventual ascension to the presidency in 1928. His election was poorly timed as the stock market crash and great depression soon followed.
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August 18, 2021
Samurai History of Feudal Japan
Samurai History dates back to the Heian Period of feudal Japan, where the warriors were considered military nobility until national jurisdiction abolished them in 1869.
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